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The 66 refugees had been adrift in the South China Sea for nearly a week. Their fragile little fishing boat was waterlogged. They were without food and water, and their clothes had been shredded by high winds. Ship after ship passed them by, ignoring their S O S's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Refugees: Seeking Safe Harbor | 7/4/1977 | See Source »

In Hong Kong last week some of the newest refugees from Viet Nam told TIME Correspondent Richard Bernstein of the long, laborious preparations they had made for their escape. First a boat had to be acquired, then supplies and fuel were hoarded-in small quantities, so as not to arouse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Refugees: Seeking Safe Harbor | 7/4/1977 | See Source »

When heavy seas and winds drove their small craft toward Hong Kong, they changed course. A fishing boat from Macao gave the refugees water and guided them into Hong Kong, where, by a stroke of luck, they passed unnoticed by harbor police. Once inside Hong Kong last week, the group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Refugees: Seeking Safe Harbor | 7/4/1977 | See Source »

In the West and the South, the drought still parches farmland, dries up the rivers and lakes. Denver has now joined the growing number of cities that have mandatory water rationing. In eastern Oregon, the state has opened its creeks and rivers to unlimited fishing, on the theory that most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Here Comes Summer: A COMFORTABLE SEASON | 7/4/1977 | See Source »

Closer, cheaper and safer than the sleazy Mexican border town are three of the best theme parks in the West. When Walt Disney opened Disneyland at Anaheim in 1955, the idea was that his fantasyland would be "a travel destination" at which visitors would spend whole weekends or vacations. Many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Here Comes Summer: Pop Xanadus of Fun and Fantasy | 7/4/1977 | See Source »

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